Lock



Registered June 17, 1930 Unirse* star-sisi" meinst i PATENT err-ifcef JOHN F. SGHYIQANDER, or CHICAGO, VILLINo'Is LOCK Application led January 12, 1929. Serial No. 331,999.

M'y invention 'reines to 10dag and his iQ do more particularly With locking devices especially adapted'to be mounted on la door of an automobile or other vehicle, Vand may Still another, Objectis to provide such al device whereinV the relatively movable con,-j tacting parts Will be prevented from rattllng.

Many other objects and advantages of the construction'herein shown and ldescribed Will be obvious to :those skilled inthe artl s y a unitary container,.these aperturesland,aii- 1n.

from` the disclosure herein given,`

invention mounted on an automobile door thedoor and cooperating bcdy portionV of, theautomobile being shown 'fragmentarilygp Fig. 2 is a sectional view taken onthe line F ig. 3 is a sectionaliview taken on* the line 3-3 of Fig. 1; and

FiO. .tis a sectional view talren on the1 C! line 1 -4 of Fig. 1. l n

Devices embodying myyinventionma'y be 'made either right or'left hand, asf Will be obvious to those skilled inthe art. Hence,

While only one form is shown," `the 'otherl may be 'made by an obvious reversalA of parts. V

5u" inY un, preie'ied embodiment dieeioi,"

copending application Serial' To this end my invention consists in the; novelr construction, arrangement and coin- ,boltisf.substantially in the form of aire c- `tangulan parallelepiped and has a vlongi-, :tudinal cavity 26 formed onl the face adjae `cent. the plate `13. y Y ,cal compression spring 28, one end of lthis` 4 spring beingsecured to a boss 3Q on the 9o Wall 17. On the side lof the bolt 2,3 exija-' 1 linanipiilating member; snugly seatedgin'the aperture 31. The bearing plate 39 has a the numeralv 10 indicates avv door :auto-fu",

mobile ori other ,l vehiclev cooperating the bodyportion 11 of .the vehicle. ,plate 13 iorminga part. of the lockingfdevicefis,

secured tofa cooperating casing meinberfll, L

the casingY member 14 being substantially., rectangular, -forming, in cooperation with,A theI plate 13, a housinghaving the/:form of, a rectangular parallelepiped.` Thiscasing ,f

lmember 1li comprises a Walljl disposeidinfeg "i parallel relation `to the plate 13top and,.- bottom Walls 16 and 16', andfsidesvvalls 17,;y and 17, the top, bottoni and side AWalls bef; v ing formed integrally with the Wall 151,

Gutstanding flanges 18 and ,'18, are ormedic t integrally with thel top` and bottom Wallml :f and 16 and are adapted to be disposed, against and, parallel ,tothe plate `13.Y They material of the `flanges 18 and 18 is punched,vr out, asshovvii in iny copending applicationlo above referred to, to ormvannular members,A (not shown) which are svvaged to apertLHQS in .the .plate 13s() A*as to form :substantially nular members servingasl seats for screws .21,A or Vother suitable'means, for secu ring .the.

device `to the dofirflQ,y l If desired, ."soldei, 1.

mayllbe placed betvv'een the edges f of Athe casing andplate.

Slidably disposed,`

ceptior thebevel above referred to, Athis This cavity houses la heli-:Q2

cent the vvall4 15 Yoit the casing member 111 is $105.31 @dented t0 hOUSe" a lugj of. xmanipulating member 3 5. `Cominunicating. f

,With 1311.@ 4S10,t 3.1.5.@ .IQCGSS 37I WhChzhOu'ses '.95 a helical compression spring 38. iisshown,z

in Figs. 1and2, a bearing plate, 39 provided for maintaining the 'vlug 33 of the;

y K AWithin the container'ee formed bythe casing, 141 and the :platel is. Q a latch, or striker bolt23having acurveghl beveled` edgef=25, as shown in Fig. 2. f VEX-I g Y cross portion 40 which is slidably seatedl in the recess 37. g

The manipulating member 35-is in the form lof a lever formed preferably of a single piece ofvnietal, orthe like, and comprisesa curved handle portion 42 and an arm portion 42 having a circular boss`43w thereon disposed ina circular opening-44 oit the wall l5, andan end portion 45 bent around Yas at 46 so that the end portion isv substantially parallel tothe arm portion 42.

The end portion has al circularboss 48 formed thereon which is substantially similar to and aligned with the boss 43 and is seated in an aperture v49 of the plate 13. Thus, the bosses 43 and 48 serve as bearings for the rotation of the handle 35. Aligned aperturesfO-and 5,1 are formed in the bosses, these apertures being rectangular inthe par- "ticularr embodiment shown, for the mounting yof a vhandle member 53 on the other side of 'thedoorl'10. y y I In-theassembling of my device, it will be obvious that the .striker bolt 23 is assembled` the bearing plate'39.` The plate 13 is tlieny brought into place with the aperture 49 seating the boss 48, and the plate 13 andV member 14'are then swaged togetheraround the screw holes. The device is now in condition to be mounted on a door 10 and the handle 53 is secured on the opposite side thereof by suitable means. j

ItY will readily be seen that my device is 'extremely simple in-op'eration andY construction; VRotation of the handle in azclo'ckwisej direction results inmoving the lug 33 to the` right, thus moving the striker. bolt 23 in the same direction against the action of the spring 28 and thus the bolt is vmoved 'out'ofik -r engagement with the ,wall of the Avehicle' and' 'the doorjisfree to be opened." The lug 33 isv always maintained firmly inf engagementV p with the Ywall of'the cavity 31 by means of thel bearing plate 39,V which is resiliently.

urged against-*thelug133 by ythe'spring 38.

. VThis spring iis adapted to retainits'tension U55.v

Y as the bearing surfaces ofthe lug 33 wear vover very long periods of time. Obviously,

down, the bearing platel 39 nevertheless Y maintains the lug snugly disposed inthe aperture 3l, so that the lock will never rattle even'nafter vlong periods of usage -rbutwill always be smooth and operation.

substantially silent in H aving Vthus describedv my invention, it is obvious that VVvarious immaterial modificationsy may be madein the same; hence I'dol the latter'may be maintained not wish to be understood as limiting myself Y y to the exact form, construction, arrangement 4andcombination ofparts herein shown and described, or uses mentioned.

What Iclaim as n'ew and desire to secure by Letters VPatent is:

1 In a device of the vclass described, a housing, ahandle rotatably mounted in said housing, a latch slidable' in said housing, means integral with said handle operatively engagingsaidv latch, and means for mainsaid last-named means comprisingv a fol- .lower andr a coiled spring for urging saidv follower into contact with said engaging means'.

2.*In a device `of the'class described,"a.

ytaining saidengaging'means in Contact With Y 'said vlatch so as to prevent rattling thereof,

housing, a handle rotatably mouiited'in said housing, a slotted latch slidable in said hous-V ing, means integral withl said handle andv disposed inv said slot for actuatingsaid latch,

said latch having 'a recess communicating with said slot, and a resilient Ymember disposed within said recess andexertingpres{ sure lagainst said engaging means'so as to maintain the latter snugly in contact with a [Wall of said slot.

3. In a device of the class described, a y

housing, a handle rotatably mounted in said housing, a slotted 'latch slidable in said housing, means integral with saidhandle 'i and disposed in saidj slot for actuating said n latch, said latch having a recess communicating with saidvv slot, a resilient member disposedwithin said recess, .and ya bearing member ydisposed. between Vsaid resilient memberfand'said engaging means whereby a wall of said slot. v

4. In a device of the class described, ai j housing, ai-handle` rotatably mountedin said in contactwith housing, a slotted'v latch slidable` in said,"

housing, means integralA with said .handle and disposed in said slot forl actuating said latch, Ysaid latch having a recess communi-V cating withfsaid slot', a v,resilient member dis-j yposed 4A,within L'said recess, ak bearing Vvmember .disposed between said resilient member Vand said engaging means whereby `the latter may slot, and a member integral withsaid bearing member and slidablyv disposed"insaidr recess` for maintaining said bearing member at a predetermined anglepwith reference to` sadslot.

, Y 5. In a deviceoftheclass described, a *Y housing a handle rotatably mounted in said i housing, a slotted latch slidableY in .l said y Y housing, means yresiliently urging said .latch out ofy said housing, means integralv with said handle'.` andfdisposed'in said slot for.`v actuating said latch,vv said'latch having a re'- cess .communicating 'with'V said slot, and a resilient member disposed Ventirely within iio ' a n n n n be maintained in Contact with a wal'lof said said recess and exerting pressure against said engaging means so as to maintain the latter snugly in contact with a wall of said slot.

6. In a device of the class described, a housing, a handle rotatably mounted in said housing, a slotted latch slidable in said housing, means urging said latch out of said housing, means integral with said handle and disposed in said slot for actuating said latch, said latch having a recess communieating with said slot, a resilient member disposed within said recess, and a bearing member disposed between said resilient member and said engaging means whereby the latter may be maintained in contact with a wall of said slot.

7. In a device of the class described, a housing, a handle rotatably mounted in v said housing, a slotted latch slidable in said housing, means resiliently urging said latch out of said housing, means integral with said handle and disposed in said slot for actuating said latch, said latch having a recess communicating with said slot, a resilient member disposed within said recess, a bearing member disposed between said resilient member and said engaging means whereby the latter may be maintained in contact with a wall of said slot, and a member integral with said bearing member and slidably disposed in said recess for` maintaining said bearing member at a predetermined angle with reference to said slot.

In witness whereof, I hereunto subscribe my name this 2nd day o January A. D.

JOHN F. SCHYLANDER. 

